Biscuit World Spring 2013 | Page 6

p.6 Pick of News - BW Spring 2013_p.6 Pick of News - BW Spring 2013.qxd 13/03/2013 10:11 Page 6 PICK OF THE NEWS GLOBAL NEW FROSTY FRUIT FLAVOURINGS D awn Foods has launched two new limited edition Super Fruity Frostings – Apricot and Blueberry – to add to its comprehensive range of frostings and icings. The new flavours are an ideal way to tempt customers with fresh new spring and summery flavours and vibrant colours for tempting display. As with all Dawn Baker’s Select frostings and icings, the new range contains all natural colours and flavours and no artificial trans fats or hydrogenated fats. They are easy to use straight from the pail so that bakers can create delicious and indulgent products in seconds. Baker’s Select Frostings are easy to pipe onto cupcakes, use as sandwich cake fillings or tray bake toppings. They have a long ambient shelf life and are also freeze-thaw stable for convenience and a 6kg tub yields up to 200 cupcake toppings. Says Dawn Foods Marketing Manager Jacqui Passmore: “Try experimenting with different piping nozzles for specific effects such as a bird’s nest or classic swirl, a simple spiral or just spread with a palate knife for that home-made feel. “You could also try combining two frostings in a piping bag to create a two-tone swirl effect for greater consumer appeal.” Other flavours in the Dawn Foods Bakers Select range of frostings include traditional Vanilla and Chocolate, Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange, Lemon, Toffee, Coffee and the increasingly popular Cream Cheese Frosting. UK £21M FOR RESEARCH INVESTMENT our new research centres, that will develop new ways of manufacturing in the fields of electronics, laser use in production processes, medical devices and food production, have been awarded a total of £21 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant funding as part of a £45 million package of investments in manufacturing research announced today by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science. Speaking ahead of the BIS Manufacturing Summit, Willetts said: “The UK has a proud history of manufacturing but to build on this success industry needs access to the very latest science and technology. This £45 million package of investment will see our world-class research base investigating innovative new manufacturing equipment and techniques. This will support our F 6 industrial strategy in a range of important sectors, driving growth and keeping the UK ahead in the global race.” The new Centres, which will begin work later in the year, will involve academics from 15 universities across the UK and over 60 project partners from industry. EPSRC currently supports 12 centres across a wide range of fields, from Additive Manufacturing to Industrial Sustainability to Continuous Manufacturing and Crystallisation. These four new centres bring the total to 16. The centres are: EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Large Area Electronics – led by Dr Chris Rider at the University of Cambridge – starting October 2013. Grant value £5.6 million; EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food – led by Dr Tim Foster at the University of Nottingham – starting September 2013. Grant value £4.5 million; EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Laser-based Production Processes – led by Professor Duncan Hand at HeriotWatt University – starting October 2013. Grant value £5.6 million; and EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Medical Devices – led by Professor John Fisher at the University of Leeds – starting October 2013. Grant value £5.7 million EPSRC’s Chief Executive, Professor David Delpy said: “EPSRC Centres of Innovative Manufacturing are building on previous investments we have made in the research base and combining academic innovation with industry knowledge. “These new centres are in areas that are strategically important to the UK and the work there will push research boundaries and drive growth.” Spring 2013 BISCUIT WORLD